Modern Worker Empowerment Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2228 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2228 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common law. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 9, 2025 Mr. Scott of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to harmonize the definition of employee with the common law. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Modern Worker Empowerment Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 TO HARMONIZE THE DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEE. (a) Definition of Employee.--Section 3(e)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(e)(1)) is amended by inserting before the period the following: ``, as…